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The Community Policing topic covers efforts by law enforcement agencies and officers to partner with other branches of local government as well as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) such as churches, non-profit community groups, private businesses, to reduce crime and increase the quality of life for law-abiding citizens.
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Predictive policing is not 'Minority Report' ...at least not yet

Predictive policing is not 'Minority Report' ...at least not yet

Using computer algorithms, 'predictive policing' estimates where certain types of crime may occur, in a similar way that meteorologists forecast weather. - Full Story

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Predictive policing is not 'Minority Report' ...at least not yet Lance Eldridge - All Law Enforcement is Local

Predictive policing is not 'Minority Report' ...at least not yet

Using computer algorithms, 'predictive policing' estimates where certain types of crime may occur, in a similar way that meteorologists forecast weather - Full Story

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Dying breed of cops? SC officers like community policing

Residents said they prize the department's quick response times - Full Story

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Chicago sees Citizen Patrol grow in tough times

Although the citizen police academy and patrol have been around since the 1990s, officials said the volunteer groups are becoming increasingly important - Full Story

Columns

The 'Lizard Brain' and police officer safety PoliceOne Senior Editor Doug Wyllie - Editor's Corner

The 'Lizard Brain' and police officer safety

The amygdala is tasked with regulating emotions and activating the body's earliest warning system for danger so survival actions can follow - Full Story

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Maintaining public support, one contact at a time

Maintaining public support, one contact at a time

Right-thinking citizens ignore the negative national 'narrative' created by the mainstream media and depend more on their own experiences when forming an opinion about law enforcers. - Full Story

Tips

Are you an approachable officer?

The recent mass shooting in Arizona is a good example of how valuable it can be to interact with members... - Full Story

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LaGrange Residents Can Text Tips to Police

tip411™ helps you engage community members of all ages by enabling anyone with a cell phone to text anonymous tips that can be responded to in real time by authorized personnel in your agency. Law enforcement, schools, call centers, and tip hotlines in over 1000 communities are benefitting from the use of tip411™ as a tool for cost effectively engaging citizens in helping to make their communities safer. Text and Web tips are accessible via any internet browser with a secure username and password. Authorized personnel can review, respond to and manage all inbound tips from one interface.
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Generating voluntary compliance from a subject

The tone of voice you use and the words you speak in the first instant of contact with an individual... - Full Story



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